Urate and its transgenic depletion modulate neuronal vulnerability in a cellular model of Parkinson's disease.

Urate is a major antioxidant as well as the enzymatic end product of purine metabolism in humans. Higher levels correlate with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson's disease (PD) and with a slower rate of PD progression. In this study we investigated the effects of modulating intracellular ur...

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Main Authors: Sara Cipriani, Cody A Desjardins, Thomas C Burdett, Yuehang Xu, Kui Xu, Michael A Schwarzschild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3351394?pdf=render